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The Republican National Convention began a day late after the threat of Hurricane Isaac forced the GOP to reschedule.

Featured speakers included the nominee’s wife, Ann Romney, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Texas Senate nominee Ted Cruz. Plus, there was the roll call of the states, a surprise appearance by Ron Paul and lots of cowboy hats and Lone Star red, white and blue in the Texas delegation.

From nails painted like the state flag to a sea of cowboy hats in the crowd, Texans are making their mark on Tampa. Here’s how delegates and other Texan politicians are shaping the Republican National Convention. …

David Dewhurst’s decision his implications for several statewide officials who have also indicated an interest in the office, including Attorney General Greg Abbott, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, Agriculture Commission Todd Staples and Comptroller Susan Combs. …

The sun is shining in Tampa, this convention thing is finally on, and you can see the resolve in the Republican leadership to reset the discussion, forget the rules rebellion, the Ron Paul revolution, the Akin achin’ and people’s persistent obsession with the party platform, that inconvenient “what we believe” document that Mitt Romney and party pragmatists are treating like an unwanted guest. (As McClatchy’s David Lightman reported yesterday, House Speaker John Boehner asked reporters, “Have you ever met anybody who’s read the party platform? I haven’t met anybody.”)

The race for the White House is a statistical tie. Every national poll conducted over the past three weeks — 11 in total — show Barack Obama or Mitt Romney leading by less than the survey’s margin of error.

So, with the presidential contest up for grabs, what does Mitt Romney need to do at the Republican National Convention to finally pull ahead of the Democratic incumbent?

“We believe in Texas as a principle that no presidential candidate nor the RNC should be able to tell Texas who can or cannot be a delegate to the national convention,” said Butch Davis, who battled against the proposed rule.